शंखपाल कालसर्प योग
Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog
Yog 4 of 12. It forms when Rahu sits in the 4th house (home, mother, property, vehicles and early education) and Ketu in the 10th house (career, status, authority and public life), with every other planet hemmed in between. Broken education, frequent change of home, worries about the mother's health.
- RahuHouse 4 · Sukha bhava
- KetuHouse 10 · Karma bhava
- TouchesHome, mother & education
Where the serpent lies.
Rahu (रा) in house 4, Ketu (के) in house 10. The glowing houses between them hold the seven planets.
Kundali · North-Indian chart
Rahu · head Ketu · tail Planets trapped between
Yog 04 of 12 · Home, mother & education
शंखपाल Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog
Forms when Rahu sits in house 4 and Ketu in house 10, with every other planet between them. Broken education, frequent change of home, worries about the mother's health.
Two houses, one axis.
Rahu · house 4 · सुख भाव
Sukha bhava
The 4th house governs home, mother, property, vehicles and early education. Rahu here is the serpent's head — the place of restlessness and desire.
Ketu · house 10 · कर्म भाव
Karma bhava
The 10th house governs career, status, authority and public life. Ketu here is the serpent's tail — the place of detachment and loss.
Areas it touches most
- Home, property and vehicles
- Mother's health
- Education and peace of mind
Named after
Shankhapala, one of the Ashtanaga, the guardians of the directions.
- Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog is commonly linked to breaks in education or frequent changes of home.
- Caution with vehicles is traditionally advised.
The shanti, and what helps.
The main remedy is the shanti puja at Trimbakeshwar. Guruji may also advise simple observances to follow at home.
All remediesThe puja
Kaal Sarp Dosh Puja at Trimbakeshwar — vidhi, cost and booking
See the pujaChanting the Panchakshari mantra 108 times daily on a rudraksha mala.
108 recitations daily, or a full jaap by pandits for serious troubles.
“ॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः” — 108 times, especially on Saturdays.
Asked, answered.
०१What is Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog?
Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog forms when Rahu sits in the 4th house and Ketu in the 10th house of the birth chart, with all seven other planets between them. It is named after Shankhapala, one of the Ashtanaga, the guardians of the directions.
०२What are the effects of Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog?
Tradition links it mainly to home, mother & education: Broken education, frequent change of home, worries about the mother's health. How strongly it acts depends on the rest of the Kundali.
०३What is the remedy for Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog?
The main remedy is the Kaal Sarp Dosh shanti puja at Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga on a muhurat fixed from your chart, along with simple observances such as chanting Om Namah Shivaya and Rudrabhishek on Mondays.
०४Can Shankhpal Kaal Sarp Yog affect studies?
Tradition links it to interrupted or changing education because Rahu sits in the fourth house of learning and home. Guruji checks the full chart before advising.
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